Yaegerd's List: Biofuels

We estimate that it takes 46 [percent] more fossil energy to produce a gallon of  ethanol than the energy in a gallon of gasoline.  This is if you count all  the energy inputs and the ethanol output.  We are actually importing oil  and natural gas to produce ethanol

Corn ethanol is the only renewable fuel that is substantially displacing crude  oil and working to reduce U.S. dependence on oil,” the Iowa Republican added.  “Domestically produced ethanol displaces millions of barrels of imported oil  every year